Please Help Give My Best Friend More Time - Urgent Treatment

I debated on making this shorter. The short version is this is my best friend, Grayson. He’s the sweetest boy with so much love, life, and energy left to give to the world. A few weeks ago, he was diagnosed with a rare medical issue that nearly took him from me, but there is a treatment available. I refuse to let money be the reason he doesn’t get to experience life to the fullest. Would endlessly appreciate any help for this good boy. If you want the full version, read below. Thanks for coming through, Grayson says hello.

(Also I just learned about GoFundMe tips. Tips are optional, they go to the website, not the fundraiser. You just have to set them to $0 to not do them. This is a great website, but I totally understand not wanting to tip on top of a donation and I don't want that to stop anyone.)

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This is my boy, Grayson. Anyone who knows me even a little knows how important Grayson is to me. And anyone who’s lucky enough to know him knows how good of a boy he is. He loves everyone and everything. I've seen him play bow to rabbits and chickens, he truly wants to be friends with everyone and trusts unconditionally. Everyone who loves their pet thinks their pet is the best, and I honestly can’t imagine a better dog than Grayson. I’ve had him since he was a puppy. Earlier this July, Grayson turned 11, over a decade with my best friend. But a week before his birthday, I almost lost him.

On June 27th, after a routine vet visit, Grayson collapsed and became unresponsive. I rushed him to urgent care where they were unable to help. After three frantic transfers to three different ERs, the vets were finally able to figure out what was wrong with him: a mass on his adrenal gland that had partially ruptured. He was critical for almost five days in the ICU. He made it out just in time for his birthday, he's a little fighter.

Since coming home from the hospital, Grayson has been back to acting like his normal self, as the mass formed a blood clot and gave us time to figure things out. I’ve learned a lot about the type of mass he has over the past couple weeks and it’s an especially nasty one. Unfortunately, even with regular routine care over the years, these masses aren’t easily detected. They show no obvious signs or red flags until they have either spread or are at the point of rupture/bleeding, the latter is what happened to Grayson. But there is good news, there are options for treatment that will give him more time.

My boy needs to have radiation treatment, which the oncologist is optimistic about. Though he has to stay calm and inactive until then (Grayson’s least favorite things), the oncologist assured me after treatment he’ll be able to get back to showing everyone his favorite ball, sunbathing, hiking, getting bedtime cookies, sitting in his recliner, going on car rides, meeting new friends, and all his other favorite activities.

To the people who know me, you know I’m a very private person. I don’t like being public, vulnerable, or asking for help. And with this I’m doing all three on a scale I’ve never done before. But I would do anything to help Grayson. He’s always been there for me, in some of the worst times of my life, and none of those times even come close to what I’m navigating now as I fight this with him. If I could have Sarah McLachlan singing over this GoFundMe page, I would.

I know that he’s able to fight this though. He’s a strong little dude with the best spirit, and though he’s not allowed to right now, all he wants to do is run and play. It makes me sad seeing him be frustratingly bored, but it also lets me know he still has a lot of life and love left to give. I refuse to let money be the only reason he doesn’t get to have that. If this were for me I would be trying to figure it out on my own, but this is for my best friend so I’m stepping outside my comfort zone to ask for help for him.

So far, between the hospitalization and upcoming treatment plan, it’s been $35,000. He’s worth every cent. Everything in the world is a mess right now and $35k is a lot to ask for. I’m hoping to get even a small amount just to help ease the financial stress a bit during all this. If you have an extra couple bucks to help out my boy, we would appreciate it. And if you read all of this, please hug your pet because that thing they do that drives you crazy, you’ll miss like hell one day.